William Shakespeare
Playwright, Poet
"Come not between the dragon and his wrath."
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Lear
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William Shakespeare
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"Love's not love When it is mingled with regards that stand Aloof from th' entire point."
William Shakespeare
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"No, I will be the pattern of all patience; I will say nothing."
William Shakespeare
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"Allow not nature more than nature needs."
William Shakespeare
Playwright, Poet
"The art of our necessities is strange That can make vile things precious."
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"Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise."
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"He's mad that trusts in the tameness of a wolf."
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"The quality of nothing hath not such need to hide itself"
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